Program Plans:

Incredible Infants:

Our infant program is licensed to serve 32 infants between the ages of 6 weeks and 16 months. We have three separate infant rooms which allows us to seperate mobile infants from non-mobile infants.

Staff members are specifically trained to work with children 6 weeks to 16 months and know the importance of a loving, caring, nurturing environment. Communication of progress and/or concerns is provided to parents daily.

Our infant program uses the Creative Curriculum enriched program. This program focuses on the following goals and objectives:

1. To learn about self and others

trusts known, caring adults

manages own feelings

2. To learn about moving

demonstrates basic fine motor and gross motor skills

3. To learn about the world

sustains attention

understands how objects are used

4. To learn about communicating

develops receptive and expressive language

In accordance with Rule 3 licensing requirements, all staff working at Sandcastle Child Care Center in our infant program are required to have two hours of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) training upon hire and annually.